Green broadbill
Calyptomena viridis Raffles, 1822
The green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) is a species in the family Calyptomenidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 58.5 g to 59.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the green broadbill
- Weight
- 58.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the green broadbill live?
Not recorded
What is the green broadbill?
The green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) also known as the Asian green broadbill or the lesser green broadbill is a small bird in the family Calyptomenidae. It was formerly classified in the family Eurylaimidae, a group of closely related birds that share the name "broadbill".
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Is the green broadbill endangered?
The green broadbill is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the green broadbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCalyptomenidae
- genusCalyptomena
- SpeciesCalyptomena viridis Raffles, 1822
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Asian green broadbillEnglish
- Asian green broadbillEnglish
- Lesser green broadbillEnglish
- عريض المنقار الأخضرArabic
- becample indonesiCatalan
- loboš smaragdovýCzech
- kalyptomena smaragdováCzech
- llydanbig gwyrddWelsh
- SmaragdbrednæbDanish
- SmaragdbreitrachenGerman
- Smaragd-BreitrachenGerman
- verda eŭrilajmoEsperanto
- Eurilaima VerdeSpanish
- Eurilaimo verdeSpanish
- viigi-lainokkEstonian
- viherharlekiiniFinnish
- Eurylaime vertFrench
- Calyptomène vertFrench
- zelena krupnokljunkaCroatian
- smaragdricsókaHungarian
- Madi-hijau kecilIndonesian
- Beccolargo verdeItalian
- ミドリヒロハシJapanese
- mažasis žaliasis plačiažiotisLithuanian
- Kleine SmaragdbreedbekDutch
- grønnbrednebbNorwegian
- nosoczub szmaragdowyPolish
- bocarra-verdePortuguese
- bocarra-verde-pequenoPortuguese
- Зелёный скрытоклювRussian
- Малый зелёный рогоклювRussian
- kosmatec smaragdovýSlovak
- Zelena širokokljunkaSerbian
- smaragdbrednäbbSwedish
- นกเขียวปากงุ้มThai
- Yeşil GenişgagaTurkish
- дзьобочуб смарагдовийUkrainian
- рогодзьоб смарагдовийUkrainian
- 綠闊嘴鳥Chinese
- 小綠闊嘴鳥Chinese
- 绿阔嘴鸟Chinese
Relatives of the green broadbill
Other species in the same genus Calyptomena.
Whitehead's broadbill
Calyptomena whiteheadi
Hose's broadbill
Calyptomena hosii
CompareGreen broadbill vs Whitehead's broadbillGreen broadbill vs Hose's broadbill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green broadbill?
An adult green broadbill weighs 58.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green broadbill endangered?
The green broadbill is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the green broadbill?
The green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) belongs to the family Calyptomenidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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